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Anyone have issues with loropetalum suddendly dying
Posted on 6/18/20 at 12:17 pm
Posted on 6/18/20 at 12:17 pm
I have two large loropetalum bushes(over 5 feet tall) on our property line. Earlier this year one just suddenly dried up and died. I noticed the other one was dropping leaves when I bumped it mowing about two months ago. Shortly after it flowered so I thought it was ok. Shortly after its bottom branches and leaves began drying up. Looks like it is gone as well. I want to plant more but I worry about them dying again and it sucks because these were so well established and large. They were already there when we bought the house two years ago. Thanks.
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Posted on 6/18/20 at 12:32 pm to mouton
Damn these things can die?
Mine grow at an alarming rate.
Mine grow at an alarming rate.
Posted on 6/18/20 at 1:01 pm to BoogaBear
Yeah mine were growing like crazy and I would constantly have to trim them back then they suddenly died.
Posted on 6/18/20 at 1:59 pm to mouton
Only a couple young ones that didn’t establish in their first year, but not had any issue after their first summer post planting. Contact your your county consumer horticultural extension agent (go to UGA Cooperative Extension Service website, look up your county, and there should be a consumer horticulturist listed) LINK and ask if they are aware of any loropetalum issues in your area.
Posted on 6/18/20 at 3:51 pm to CrawDude
Thanks!
Posted on 6/19/20 at 1:29 am to mouton
Most probably, poor water drainage may cause this situation. If the root area is wet, roots may rot and kill your plant. Also, if your soil's P.H rate greater than 7.0, your plant may drop off leaves.
Posted on 6/19/20 at 5:44 am to mouton
i wish the ones in my backyard would die. gonna suck to dig those things up
Posted on 6/19/20 at 7:51 pm to mouton
I think I read they are susceptible to fire blight.
Also, this is from a 2015 Advocate article:
Goes on to say it often kills the plant.
Also, this is from a 2015 Advocate article:
quote:
A new disease is appearing on loropetalum, or Chinese fringe flower plants, in the area. It’s caused by a bacterium called Pseudomonas savastanoi, which also causes galls or knots on olives and oleanders, says LSU AgCenter plant pathologist Raj Singh. Other known host plants include ash, privet and forsythia. “On loropetalum, the bacterium causes irregular, rough galls or knots with dark-colored callus,” Singh says. The galls can be found on both shoots and stems.
Goes on to say it often kills the plant.
Posted on 6/19/20 at 8:38 pm to mouton
I didn’t think you could kill them. I’ve had one in a 5 gallon bucket for two months waiting on us to redo our landscaping in the fall
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